第40部分(第1/7 頁)

Jenny　meekly　slid　off　Nate’s　lap　and　followed　Eleanor　to　a　seat　next　to　a　shaggy…haired　guy　about　her　age。　She　glanced　down　the　length　of　the　table；　where　Nate　was　staring　into　his　glass　of　wine；　looking　lonely。　She　sighed　unhappily。　Now　they　were　separated。

Calm　down；　Juliet。　It’s　just　dinner。

“Hey。　You’re　Jenny；　right？”　the　boy　next　to　her　asked。

Jenny　nodded；　even　though　she　had　no　idea　who　he　was。

“Didn’t　you　go　to　some　boarding　school？”　he　continued；　brushing　his　shaggy　bangs　out　of　his　large　brown　eyes。

“Yeah；　I　went　to　Waverly；　but　now　I’m　at　RISD；”　Jenny　said　distractedly；　watching　Nate　awkwardly　make　conversation　across　the　table　with　Blair’s　chubby；　red…faced　stepfather。

“I’m　Tyler；”　he　told　her。　“Blair’s　brother。”

“Nice　to　meet　you。”　Jenny　nodded。　“Are　you　in　school？”　she　asked　to　be　polite。

“Nah。”　He　shook　his　head。　“I　graduated　a　year　early　back　in　LA。　I’m　just　DJ’ing　around　town　for　the　next　couple　of　months。”　He　shrugged。

“Oh；”　Jenny　murmured。　She　was　dimly　aware　that　before　meeting　Nate；　she　would　have　been　ridiculously　attracted　to　Tyler。　Delaying　college　to　DJ　sounded　so　cool　and　downtown。　But　at　the　end　of　the　table　was　Nate　scraping　his　chair　back　and　heading　toward　her。　Her　heart　skipped　a　beat。　The　only　good　thing　about　being　separated；　even　if　it　was　only　for　five　minutes；　was　how　amazing　it　felt　when　they　saw　each　other　again。

“You　holding　up；　Meow？”　Nate　asked　sweetly　before　turning　to　Tyler。　“How　are　you；　man？”　he　asked；　clapping　him　on　the　back。

Jenny　smiled　up　at　Nate。　“Meow！”　she　purred　goofily；　not　caring　who　heard　her。　After　all；　they　were　in　love。　People　as　in　love　as　they　were　spoke　a　language　all　their　own。　So　what　if　no　one　else　could　understand。

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